Pippa Middleton at centre of police probe after friend snapped with gun

Pippa Middleton could find herself under investigation by police in France after being pictured in the front seat of a car in Paris while the driver brandished what appeared to be a semi-automatic gun towards a photographer.

Pippa Middleton had attended a fancy dress party in the French capital (Picture: Getty)

The Duchess of Cambridge’s younger sister could be questioned over the incident, which came as she was given a lift to the Gare du Nord station to catch a Eurostar train back to London, with the photographer in question said to be ‘considering his options’.

Under French law wielding a gun in public is punishable by up to seven years in jail for all parties involved, with the maximum sentence for flashing a fake weapon two years.

A judicial source told the Sun newspaper: ‘If the evidence points to her involvement, she will be prosecuted. Anybody involved in the illegal use of a handgun in public is liable to arrest and interrogation.’

The incident comes just weeks after Mohammed Merah killed seven people in Toulouse and reopened a debate on gun ownership in France.

Pippa, 28,, is thought to have been in Paris over the weekend for the 29th birthday of fashion entrepreneur Arthur de Soultrait.

She was thrust into the limelight last year following her sister’s wedding to Prince William and has since become one of the most photographed women on the planet.